Our Singers
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Amelia Berg
Tish Brennan Kathleen Cornely Judith Fitzgerald Paula Foresman Catherine Giannetti Mary Hohenhaus Jordon Holsapple |
Anne Kilkenny
David Moss Tess O’Glishen Charlie Oliver Wendy Oliver Andrew Osborne Fran Rabuck Erik Sand |
Fred Saunders
Debbie Snow Rachel Stuen Michael Touloumtzis Frances Trafton Janice Waterman |
Our Director
Nicholas Rocha is a choral conductor, keyboardist, and composer of the greater Providence area, having worked with local choirs and ensembles since 2012. Rocha has directed the Oure Pleasure Singers (OP) of Attleboro since 2019, an auditioned ensemble with roots as a madrigal choir. He has served as the artistic director of the Bristol County Chorus since 2018, a community chorus based in Bristol, RI, known best for its annual Christmas concert with orchestra. Rocha has worked with the Rhode Island Civic Chorale & Orchestra (RICCO) as an accompanist since 2014, and as an assistant conductor since 2021. An organist and cantor, Rocha is currently the music coordinator for both Saint Sebastian’s of Providence and Holy Angels Church of Barrington.
Rocha premiered an original setting of the traditional Latin Christmas text O magnum mysterium, accompanied by piano and strings, with both the Bristol County Chorus and the Worcester Polytechnic Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Joshua Rhode, in December of 2021. Rocha’s latest piece, a choral odyssey set in eight movements entitled Abyssopelagic, written for choir, piano, clarinet, tenor saxophone, and cello, will premiere in spring 2026, and will feature poetry written by the composer. Passionate about early music, Nick has also presented lecture recitals on Hildegard of Bingen locally at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Bristol, and at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Providence.
Mr. Rocha earned a Master’s in Choral Conducting from The Boston Conservatory in 2017, where he studied with Dr. George Case. Rocha holds a B.A. in music from Vassar College. He has studied voice with Drew Minter, James Ruff, and Dr. Thomas Gregg. Rocha is especially grateful for a formative eleven years of piano lessons with Pauline Dufour of Somerset, MA.
Rocha premiered an original setting of the traditional Latin Christmas text O magnum mysterium, accompanied by piano and strings, with both the Bristol County Chorus and the Worcester Polytechnic Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Joshua Rhode, in December of 2021. Rocha’s latest piece, a choral odyssey set in eight movements entitled Abyssopelagic, written for choir, piano, clarinet, tenor saxophone, and cello, will premiere in spring 2026, and will feature poetry written by the composer. Passionate about early music, Nick has also presented lecture recitals on Hildegard of Bingen locally at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Bristol, and at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Providence.
Mr. Rocha earned a Master’s in Choral Conducting from The Boston Conservatory in 2017, where he studied with Dr. George Case. Rocha holds a B.A. in music from Vassar College. He has studied voice with Drew Minter, James Ruff, and Dr. Thomas Gregg. Rocha is especially grateful for a formative eleven years of piano lessons with Pauline Dufour of Somerset, MA.
Oure Past Directors
Christophe Heidbreder ~ Tim Harbold ~ Robert Train Adams ~ J Kimball Darling
